For weathering the helmet, I have heard of several techniques; liquid masking being the one that comes up the most. I was wondering if rubber cement would be a good substitute; has anyone tried this?

Sep 23, 2006

GCNgamer128

Re: Rubber Cement?

Personally I use mustard from the fridge, but I have never heard of anyone using rubber cement. If you want to try it out, try it on the back of the armour or so just so you don't ruin a bucket.

Sep 24, 2006

superjedi

Re: Rubber Cement?

Well, why wouldn't you try a product that is designed for masking?
I mean, rubber cement is. . . cement. I haven't tried it for masking, but I would think it would be much harder to get off. It's also much thicker, and would be hard to paint on for really complex shapes.

Sep 24, 2006

GCNgamer128

Re: Rubber Cement?

Rubber cement may also take off layers of paint under what you're masking...

Sep 24, 2006

HeadlessHunter

Re: Rubber Cement?

Ive never heard of that being used but that doesnt mean its a bad idea, keep us posted as to how you get on

Sep 24, 2006

SaxeCoburg

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YEah, there was a time when I used rubber cement for masking... to be honest it worked pretty good...

Sep 24, 2006

Duran Lomax

Re: Rubber Cement?

Personally I use mustard from the fridge, but I have never heard of anyone using rubber cement. If you want to try it out, try it on the back of the armour or so just so you don't ruin a bucket.

Mustard, eh? If the rubber cement turns out to be a fiasco, I'll definately give that a try.

Well, why wouldn't you try a product that is designed for masking?
I mean, rubber cement is. . . cement. I haven't tried it for masking, but I would think it would be much harder to get off. It's also much thicker, and would be hard to paint on for really complex shapes.

Well, here's my dilemma; my local arts and crafts store doesn't seem to have liquid masking tape. Regular masking tape, I try to avoid due to the geometric quality, and lack of actual control (aside from cutting it with an exacto, but I dont want to slice into the plastic of the armor or helmet).
I was wondering about rubber cement because, long ago suring my wee days in summer school, I would always pour rubber cement on the table, then peel it off. As I recall, it was rather easy.
The other half of the dilemma is this: I have to save about $307 for a plane ticket for the Dallas Convention at the end of October ($200 saved already); I know that if I go out to get one little thing, I'll end up spending more than I want. For now, I'm just seeing what work I can do at home.

Thanks for your input, guys; I have a spare piece of plastic that I'll be painting in about an hour or so; I'll post progress pics.

Sep 24, 2006

superjedi

Re: Rubber Cement?

Ah. . . well then. :)
Look forward to seeing the pics.

Sep 25, 2006

Jimmy BufFETT

Re: Rubber Cement?

Hey I use to use rubber cement all the time ... in the fireplace!:lol:lol:lol

Sep 25, 2006

webchief

Re: Rubber Cement?

I've used rubber cement before but didn't like the results. The problem was that it was too sticky to get it to conform to where I wanted it to go so easily. Liquid mask works much better. It dries within a few minutes and can be brushed on to fit exactly where you want it to go.

Sep 25, 2006

Spideyfett

Re: Rubber Cement?

Quote:

webchief said:

I've used rubber cement before but didn't like the results. The problem was that it was too sticky to get it to conform to where I wanted it to go so easily. Liquid mask works much better. It dries within a few minutes and can be brushed on to fit exactly where you want it to go.

Well said WC....:thumbsup
Rubber cement also has an alcohol agent that may STAIN or tarnish your silver/ Chrome base color (depending on which brand of base color you use..)...therefore defeating the whole purpose of masking....

:)

Sep 25, 2006

Duran Lomax

Re: Rubber Cement?

I used an old backplate for practice (it was a crappy backplate that I wasnt going to use anyway)